Unique clinicopathological characteristic and survival rate of metaplastic breast cancer;a special subtype of breast cancer a 5 year cohort study in single referral centre in North Borneo.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Metaplastic Breast Cancer (MBC) of the breast is a rare entity of breast cancer, with a very poor prognosis, and whose pathophysiology is still unwell established. Therapeutic management is very heterogeneous due to its incomplete understanding. The aim of this study is to describe the demographic, clinical, and therapeutic characteristics of our MBC patient.

Material and methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the demographic and clinicopathological features of these patients. Data of patients diagnosed with metaplastic breast cancer were retrieved from our breast cancer database in Queen Elizabeth Hospital II from January 2015 to May 2021.

Results

14 patients were diagnosed with metaplastic breast cancer during this period of study. Al

SUBMITTER: Nik Lah NAS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9207046 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature